Collapsible garment and hat hanger



Feb- 6, H. c. COLLAPSIBLE GARMENT AND HAT HANGER Filed June 7, 1949Patented Feb. 6, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COLLAPSIBLE GARMENTAND HAT HANGER,

Henry C. Brown, New York, N. Y. Application June 7, 1949, Serial No.97,6l7

.This invention relates to garment and hat hangers and more especiallyto hangers of the collapsible type, which may be folded, up so as tooccupy a minimum space. Hangers of this type are in great demand withthe traveling public, as when collapsed, they occupy but smallspace,,rendering them extremely convenient of transportation. M

It is the object of this invention to produce a hanger of the typedescribed which shall be extremely simple in construction, economical ofproduction, which, when not in use, maybe folded up so as to occupy aminimum of space, and which will be durable and eflicient in operation.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a hanger ofthis type which is well adaptedfor being made of plastic material,preferably of transparent plastic material, so that it will be of apleasant outer appearance and will match the various other articles of amodern travel outfit, such as brushes, combs, and the like whichfrequently are made partially or entirely of transparent plasticmaterial.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as thedescriptionproceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully describedand pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may bemade in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing fromthe spirit of the invention as claimed.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred forms of the invention havebeen shown.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a p'referred embodiment of my inventionas it appears when it is collapsed;

Fig. 2 is a, vertical cross-sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;and, v

Fig. 3 is a reduced front elevation of the expanded hanger.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views. 1

In the drawing the numerals l and 2 denote a pair of plates betweenwhich is interposed a flat center piece 3 that is substantially of theshape of an inverted T. The parts I, 2 and 3 are secured to each otherby means of screws 4 or by any other suitable means. The upper and thelateral portions of the plates I and 2 protrude beyond the upper and thelateral edges of the part 3, except that the horizontal fiiot portion ofthe part 3 is of the same width he plates I and 2. The upper centerportions of the plates I and 2 Claims. (01. 223-85) 2, above the upperend of the part 3, are reinforced and rest against each other and arepro-- vided with registering vertical channels which; are semi-circularin cross-sections. The lower end portion of said channels is wider thantheir main portion, and a disk '5 is rotatable therein.

The vertical shaft portion of a'hook 6 is extended through the narrowermain portion of said channels and is secured to the disk 5. Thus thehook 6 is held safely between the plates I and 2 and can be rotatedrelative to the parts I, 2

and 3.

Laterally beyond the center piece 3 protruding sections of the plates Iand 2 form substantially vertical grooves with the'part '3, and screwsI, or pins, or the like are crosswise extended through the.lower-portions of said grooves II. Arms 8 are' pivotally attached to theplates I and 2 by means of the screws 1, and can be inserted completelyinto the grooves 8' when they are in an upright position (Fig. 1). Whenthe arms'B are moved from the vertical position to'a horizontal position(Fig. 3), their movement is limited by the horizontal widened footportion of the centerpiece 3, so that they will remain in the positionshown in Fig. 3.

An upwardly diverging bar 9 is partially inserted into registeringupright slots II) in the parts I and 3, and is tiltably secured to thepart 3 by means of a cross pin II. The lower portion of the bar 9 iswedge-shaped (Fig. 2), so that it will rest against the plate 2 afterthe bar 9 has been moved about thirty degrees from its verticalposition. In the vertical position, which 7 position the bar 9constitutes a hook for suspending therefrom a hat or the like.

The upper end portions of the arms 8 preferably are provided withinclined notches I2, so that a skirt or a ladys under garment or thelike may be suspended from the arms 8 as is indicated in Fig. 3.

Since certain changes may be made in the above article and differentembodiments of the invention could be made without departing from thescope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the abovedescription or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted asillustrative and not limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended tocover all of the generic and specific features of the invention hereindescribed, and all statements of the scope of the invention which as amatter of language might be said to fall therebetween.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a fiat upright centermember having the 10 tweensaid back and front plates a'dja-cent thevertical center section of saidcentermember and being pivotally securedto thelower portion -0f saidwplates, an upwardly diverginglongitudinalbar being 'tiltably arranged in the registering slots of saidfront plateand said center-member and beingpivotally secured to the latter, and -ahook having a vertical shaft being rotatablysecured to "the upperportions of said plates and having its-lower shaft portion'interposedbetween said plates above said center member.

2. A collapsible garment hanger and hat hook comprising an upright"center piece which consists 'of'a fiat center member having theshape ofan inverted -T andbeingprovided With'an upright slot extending fromits'middle'into itslow- -'er portion, of'a: back plate secured to 'oneside of said center memberibeing'of thesame-width as the foot section ofthe center member, and of a front plate of the same shape as said backplate and registering therewith and being secured to the other side ofsaid center member and having a slot which registers with the slot inthe center member, said plates forming vertical grooves with the centersection of said center member and the upper center sections of saidplates protruding beyond the upper extremity of said center member :andbeing reinforced so that they 1 rest against each other and having inthe adjacent sides of their reinforced sections registering verticalchannels, an arm being tiltable in each one of "those vertical grooveswhich are formed by said plates and said center member and beingpivotal- "ly-securedtothe lower portion of said plates, an

upwardly ;,diverging longitudinal bar being tiltably arranged in theregistering slots of said front plateand said center member and beingpivotally attached to the center member, the lower portion of: each ofsaid registering vertical-channels in the reinforced :upper sections ofsaidxplatesbelng 'wider than the upperchannel portion, a hookzhaving avertical shaftnportion which is'extended into said registering channels,andna: disk monnected'to the lower end of said vertical ho'ok shaftbeingcontained in the lower po'r'tions of said channels.

HENRY CFBROWN.

*REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record'inthe file ofjthispatent:

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